after years of requests, carilion clinic is opening a new wellness center in the corporate research center at virginia tech. carilion says they're excited to finally offer this in blacksburg. (bud grey, vp of wellness, carilion clinic) carilion's mission is to improve the health of the communities we serve. so we use our facility, but we try to reach out to companies, organizations, and individuals whereever. and the corporate research center says this should help their plans of growing larger. (joe meredith, corporate research center president & ceo) the goal of the crc is to be the place where people want to work and make it easy for the high tech companies that are here to be able to recruit people from all over the world to come and work here. this center is going to be public for anyone to use. (bud grey, vp of wellness, carilion clinic) our target is going after people that work out but really focusing on a more sedentary market regardless of their age. we want this to be a launch pad for them to get into wellness. while the corporate research center has had new wellness center, whic

the healing arts program at carilion clinic and the artist registry at the roanoke valley convention and visitors bureau will also be discussed. # carroll county's newest millionaire will be revealed in cana. the weekend's winners will be formally presented with a ceremonial check for 1 million dollars from the virginia lottery. the store selling the winning ticket gets a 10- thousand dollar bonus. # in honor of black history month, american girl has released a new african american doll. she is 9-year-old melody and she grew up in detroit during the civil rights era of the 1960s. doll designers, historians, educators and a civil rights activist collaborated on the doll and her story. melody goes on sale this summer for $115. years ago it has sold more than 29 million dolls and 153 million books.### target has teamed up with dc comics to launch a collection of merchandise based on some of their most colorfully costumed female characters. the "dc super hero girls" collection includes action figures of famous female heroes and villains alike, including wonder woman, supergirl, poison iv

nancy agee/carilion clinic ceo: there are a few states that don't have copn, and you can figure that out as soon as you drive into the state, because there is an imaging center on every street corner. and is that really better health care and does that really lower cost? the answer to both we think is no. lawmakers are expected to debate the certificate of need bills on the floor of the house tomorrow. but with heavy lobbying from the hospital assocation, it's tough to predict how the votes will go. joe dashiell wdbj7. 6th district congressman bob goodlatte says he will introduce legislation that could help employers learn if a job applicant has a history of violent behavior. it's called the safe harbor for reporting violent behavior act, and it's a response to the shooting in august that took the lives of our colleagues alison parker and adam ward, and wounded director vicki gardner. representative bob people who engage in threatening or violent behavior, new job, we want to be encouraged to about those very concerning actions, so we wind up not hiring someone who continues to perpe

this flu season too hard yet, but health expert say it's in healthy living, carilion clinic family priscilla tu says it's not too late to get your flu shot. she also explains why having good habits like coughing or sneezing the right way is so important. dr. priscilla tu/carilion family practitioner: covering your mouth when you're coughing or sneezing is going to help that, as well. it's kind of gross, but you can project the flu droplets up to six feet from coughing or sneezing, so you can talk about going into your elbow. anytime you touch any surfaces, especially when they're not at your home, or your own work station, then make sure you're not touching your mouth or your nose.: 57 dr. tu says most importantly stay home and away from others if you feel the onset of flu symptoms. you can read about those on the carilion clinic's flu fact sheet we have a link to it now let's take a look at what's getting attention on wdbj7-dot-com. wdbj7 caught up with a virginia museum of transportation his extensive bus a roanoke boy with a new heart is in need of the community's help as he battles a rar

we will share some of our favorites that you submit on wdbj7 sunday morning. nats of game carilion clinic doctors and medical students faced off last night in the docs for morgan basketball game at patrick henry high school. the students are from virginia tech carilion school of medicine and jefferson college of health sciences. the event raises money for the morgan dana harrington scholarship fund that helps medical students. and our own travis wells and karen loftus also played in the game, with jean jadhon as emcee. foreign policy and progressive values issues hillary clinton and bernie sanders tackled during last night's democratic debate. how all of the candidates plan are pushing for support before the new hampshire primary. the former pharmaceutical ceo infamous for hiking the price of a life- saving drug appears on capitol hill. how martin shkreli's lawyer is explaining his odd behavior at the hearing. and, one of the texas anti- abortion activists involved in the undercover planned parenthood video turns himself in. posted to be freed. friday, february 5. i'm garrett turner. and

party recipes" in the must see 7 section. of our favorites on wdbj7 sunday morning. nats of game carilion clinic doctors and medical students faced off tonight in the docs for morgan basketball game at patrick henry high school. the students are from virginia tech carilion school of medicine and jefferson college of health sciences. the event raises money for the morgan dana harrington scholarship fund that helps medical students. and our own travis wells and karen loftus also played in tonight's game, with jean jadhon as emcee. the tech women continue to struggle on the court plus zac glover checks in with a super bowl champ from radford but first our extra point, tony stewart will miss the start of racing season after he suffered a broken vertebrae sunday in an atv accident, undergoing surgery wednesday. there is not set date for his return to the track, but he is expected to racing this year. women returned to the cassell coliseum court tonight to face georgia tech trying to get back on track. early on domonique powell goes to work down low for the tough bucket on the strong move. then it's v

carilion clinic opened up a pediatric clinic after the only pediatrician in town decided to retire over a year ago. wsls 10's ananda rochita has more on the need this will fill for the area. nat sound nora is almost four .. being a parent is a lot of work ... especially if your child gets sick. nats "this rash all over his little body ... day five were seeing what's going on." for about a year ... jennifer lata had to drive her kids to roanoke or westlake to see a pediatrician after the only one in town decided to retire. more than 3- thousand patients had to find another doctor. :30-:34 jennifer lata/parent "i couldn't believe it. not having anything close was very challenging ... it was worrisome especially if they need treatment soon to make that long trip." carilion decided to open up a pediatric clinic in rocky mount self is the pediatrician for the new office. :54-:58 dr. kathryn self/pediatricia n "i knew of the void in the community so i was excited when this opportunity came up to provide care in this area." while dr. self is the only pediatrician in town ... it's not expected

bud grey/vp of wellness, carilion clinic: "wellness is more than just fitness. so our memberships will include annual free flu shots, the opportunity to have screenings done. that's more about what carilion tries to do in investing in a community." the wellness center will open on april 1st once the space is renovated and brand new equipment can be brought back in. health experts from around the world gathered in washington dc to answer concerns about the zika virus. many say there is growing evidence of a link between the virus and neurological disorders. there are now nearly eighty cases in 21 states, and almost all of them involve people who doctors say testing for a potential vaccine could begin as early as this summer. the virus is expected to eventually infect up to three million world. says nearly 422- thousand virginians have enrolled for through the healthcare dot-gov marketplace. the figure reflects the latest open enrollment period that ended january 31st. mcauliffe says the total this year exceeded expectations. the better business bureau is warning p

wdbj7's joe dashiell is here to talk about a forum carilion clinic life- guard is hosting this focus on drone safety. kimberly, drones are giving hobbyists a birds eye view that wasn't available just a few years ago, and the development of drone technology promises airborne deliveries and other valuable services we can't even imagine yet. but they are also interfering with other aircraft, including the medical helicopters that serve carilion clinic. joining us this morning is susan life-guard program director. on drone safety now? 2. you have already had some close encounters with drones haven't you? 3. who do you hope forum on saturday? 4. life-guard pilots and flight crew members will be there. what will you talk about? 5. what's the bottom line message you hope to share? the open forum on drones is scheduled saturday from 2 - 4 pm at the life-guard roanoke hangar on mcclanahan street. this should be a great opportunity kimberly, for drone operators to learn about current rules and regulations, but also consider the best practices to operate their unmanned aerial vehicles safely. t

carilion clinic doctors will face off against students at patrick henry high school tonight. the students are from virginia tech carilion school of medicine and jefferson college of health sciences. this is a practice of the two teams getting ready for tonight's game. money raised tonight benefits the morgan dana harrington scholarship fund- to help medical school students. feels a bit more like typical february weather. first alert meteorologist has details on a major cool down coming in the 7 day planner. complete details of your first alert forecast tolate has been a gloomy day and the bees is rehoboth beach delaware where they've had that i skies for much of the day also the coastal lows been lingering there in the low-pressure system soaks pretty much us a wet day could see the folks out trying to take advantage of it and mid- walking not on the boardwalk or so here is the cold front that is now stalled and is now stationary bike with all that moisture riding along that the other thing what a sherry you to is is diesel spokes of energy little bit weak disturbance is one r

carilion clinic hired its first doctor specializing in "in vitro fertilization." we sat down with the parents of the first baby conceived and delivered through the system's new i-v-f specialist. heather and william draper now have a beautiful, healthy baby boy .. alecs .. to cradle in their arms. shortly before the drapers learned they would need invitro- fertilization to concieve .. dr. emily evans- hoeker .. carilion's specialist .. moved to the area to join a fertility practice. most everything is done here except for two days, but even during those days when we travel i'm still the one doing it, so they don't have to go see another provider. just seeing her in north carolina when we got there it just kind of, you know, puts a little smile on your face thinking okay maybe this is going to be okay, it's going to work. as the drapers were leaving the hospital after delivery .. their and if you have a local story idea for our "making a difference" segment .. let me know. send me an e-mail to l-ward-at- wsls-dot-com. or you can message me on facebook .. at "lindsey

carilion clinic hired its first doctor specializing in "in vitro fertilization." we sat down with the parents of the first baby conceived and delivered through the system's new i-v-f specialist. nats we'll go ahead and start with the spoiler alert .. heather and william draper now have a beautiful, healthy baby boy to cradle in their arms. :12-:16 i seen him come out and like it was just a whole relief i was like oh he's here oh my gosh i'm a dad now, i have a son and i heard him cry and i almost just broke down in tears of joy. pure joy .. after what felt like years of uncertainty and doubt. the drapers are like many couples. they fell in love .. got married .. and then thought about starting a family. 36-:40 it's just one of those things i've always wanted. i didn't want to go and try to conquer the world after school, i just wanted to get married and raise a family. they both come from large families with dozens of nieces and nephews. but having hold turned out to be a struggle. after a scheduled surgery .. the doctors discovered blockage in heather's tubes. he

carilion clinic doctors will face off against students at patrick henry high school tonight. the students are from virginia tech carilion school of medicine and jefferson college of health sciences. money raised tonight benefits the morgan dana harrington scholarship fund- to help medical school students. for the latest weather anytime, turn to our webpage at wdbj7.com and be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter for weather headlines and more at wdbj7weather. >> pelley: a new health emergency has been declared in another big florida county. this as concern grows that the zika virus can now be spread through blood transfusions. also tonight, trump looking for a new hampshire comeback.

this has been a presentation of carilion clinic life- guard hosts a public meeting about drones and ways to keep the airspace safe. wdbj7's noell saunders has more on how it's tackling this issue. nadia, carilion says drone-use has increased in the area and it is becoming a problem for air transports for patients. today a group met at the life-guard hangar in roanoke to talk about it. with an increase of drones in the area, carilion clinic life-guard pilots and drone safe ways to share the airspace. pilot ty leroy says drone interference can be deadly. "sometimes people want to video what we are doing as we load a patient, pull them out a car wreck whatever and so then i can't take off or if they are flying and i'm coming into an lz i can't see them and maybe we hit each other" carilion staff say they have had encounters where drones have caused delays while they were in route to the hospital. in many cases patient transports can be very time sensitive. "if it was your family member you want to give them every benefit you could to get to that trauma center as fast as they can" "you're wa

a new carilion clinic specialist fills a need by creating new life for families in our but first .. we begin with tough economic news for central virginia. a major employer is announcing job cuts. good evening and thank you for joining us for wsls 10 at six. genworth financial is laying off about 200- employees in lynchburg. it's a move by the company to restructure and sell part of its business. wsls 10's duke carter joins us now live in the hill city. duke -- what did the mayor say about the loss of jobs? we spoke with lynchburg mayor michael gillette over the phone about his reaction to genworth financial laying off 200 workers. in short, he says not too worried. gillette says he learned about the layoff yesterday and was told by leaders at genworth financial they are committed to staying in the lynchburg area. gillette also says he's hopeful genworth financial---- once the business is stable will eventually hire back some of its workers. the mayor also says while it is their jobs some he hopeful some

this evening--residents and physicians from carilion clinic and students from jefferson college of health sciences will be squaring off against virginia tech carilion school of medicine students in the annual docs for morgan basketball challenge. players have been practicing for weeks for this game that celebrates the morgan dana harrington memorial scholarship fund. in the last four years oraganizers have raised almost three hundred thousand dollars for tech medical students in need. morgan's father dan serves as vice dean of the school. morgan herself was an intern the summer before she died and bonded closely with the staff. "she actually helped us start the school. when we were all doing projects analysis and with us." dr. tracy criss who spearheads the basketball game every year says this year the event will include a silent auction of signed sports memorabilia and a raffle for a chance to win 10 thousand dollars with a half court shot. criss says the docs for morgan basketball challenge is just a natural way to honor morgan's work in the community and to recognize there is still goo

patrick dunham carilion wellness clinical training manager "it's a short amount of time it's the same type of technology that the hand held devices we've used in the past" introducing the inbody, a tool changing how wellness professionals look at health and fitness. patrick dunham carilion wellness clinical training manager "body segmental analysis, skeletal muscle analysis, body fat total muscle analysis. " the inbody measures all that plus visceral fat, the fat around your organs by scanning you from the inside out. and knowing that helps you, your doctor and trainer start an exercise and total health plan. the purpose is trying to say maybe you need to build up your lean body mass it's always easy to say you need to lose fat but what type of fat and what's the best way of doing that?" which could help physicians get a better idea of their overall health. dr. priscilla tu "so if we know about visceral fat, we know about this is where you're kind of holding the fat then that's helpful in saying ok well you really need to work on your diet and we can talk about your cholesterol number

ijeoma okogbue, carilion clinic cardiology 15:28:00 for the most part it's sort of a silent killer so to speak because if you don't check it and if you don't know it's high, it's just high and you feel fine yet it doesn't change the fact that it's causing negative affects in the body. that's the importance of maintaining blood pressure that's within a normal range is reducing the risk of not only heart disease but also vascular disease as well 25 normal blood pressure is 120 over 80. high blood pressure is manageable.... but you have to know you have it first... so meet with your doctor if you have questions. # young adults who get stressed more easily may have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure later in life. a new study followed over one million 18- year old men whose mental and physical health were closely monitored while in the military. men who were more stressed were 40-percent more likely to middle age than those with better coping skills. men who were both vulnerable to stress and overweight had triple the risk of high blood pressure.### parts of arizona are g

this evening--residents and physicians from carilion clinic and students from jefferson college of health sciences will be squaring off against virginia tech carilion school of medicine students in the annual docs for morgan basketball challenge. players have been practicing for weeks for this game that celebrates the morgan dana harrington memorial scholarship fund. in the last four years oraganizers have raised almost three hundred thousand dollars for tech morgan's father dan serves as vice dean of the school. morgan herself was an intern the summer before she died and bonded closely with the staff. "she actually helped us start the school. when we were all doing projects analysis and assesments she was right there with us." dr. tracy criss who spearheads the basketball game every year says this year the event will include a silent auction of signed sports memorabilia and a raffle for a chance to win 10 thousand dollars with a half court shot. criss says the docs for morgan basketball challenge is just a natural way to honor morgan's work in the community and to recognize there is stil

students from the virginia tech carilion school of medicine will face off against carilion clinic doctors and jefferson college of health sciences students. proceeds benefit the morgan harrington memorial scholarship fund at vtc.### new this morning... it's a big anniversary for a local school. the roanoke valley governor's school is celebrating 30 years of teaching students. together... 270 students from seven school districts study science and math. dr. john kowalski... is the school director. he's been at the school for 29 of says it's a competitve process to get in. 17:45:31 dr john kowalski, governor's school director i think often times in regular high schools the gifted students sometimes don't have the opportunities that they could have and by bringing them together in one place there's a huge synergy of these kids working together 17:1:55 vanessa lin, franklin county high school junior all the people here are like me. at my homeschool, i love my homeschool but it's a different environment. kowalski says in the coming decades it would be good to expand... adding more research labs

physicians at carilion clinic work to stay on the cutting edge of every type of medicine. right now many of them are attending the 45th annual critical care congress in orlando.they're exploring the latest breakthroughs in intensive care medicine. wfxr's paris holmes is here with more . good morning guys!the critical care congress is an opporturnity for medical professionals from around the world to share ideas and diverse perspectives in treating people who are seriously ill or injured. at this five day event, carilion physicians are speakers, participating in interactive workshops and panel discussions.they will bring all of that information back to patients here in the roanoke valley. dr. alice ackerman is a peditrician at carillion.she has been attending this conference for about 20 years.she says-- it's one thing to read up on the latest research on medicine, but it's another to be in the room and talking with the people who are actually doing the reasearch. she also says the conference reassures her about the work they are already doing at carilion. many of the thing

physicians from carilion clinic and students from jefferson college of health sciences will be squaring off against virginia tech carilion school of medicine students in the annual docs for morgan basketball challenge. players have been practicing for weeks for this game that celebrates the morgan dana harrington memorial scholarship fund. in the last four years oraganizers have raised almost three hundred thousand dollars for tech medical students in need. morgan's father dan serves as vice dean of the school. morgan herself was an intern the summer before she died and bonded closely with the staff. "she actually helped us start the school. when we were all doing projects analysis and assesments she was right there with us." dr. tracy criss who spearheads the basketball game every year says this year the event will include a silent auction of signed sports memorabilia and a thousand dollars with a half court shot. criss says the docs for morgan basketball challenge is just a natural way to honor morgan's work in the community and to recognize there is still good in the world. "good can

we have a link to the survey online at wsls.com carilion clinic holds an education program this afternoon on the warning signs of strokes. clinic staff will talk about the warnings signs, risk factors and the importance of acting quickly if a symptoms occur. the event starts at 3 p.m. at the raleigh court health and rehabilitation center.### new research finds millennials drink more wine than any other generation. according to the nonprofit wine market council, millennials ... adults between 21 and 38... drank 42-percent of all wine in the u-s last year. that's more than one hundred 59 million cases of wine... or in that age range. drinkers.... those who drink several times a week... baby boomers are number one... followed by millennials... and generation x-ers. # the golden arches is adding a new beverage to the menu but not in the u-s. according to a south korean newspaper .. mcdonald's plans to open an outlet in south korea in the coming days that will serve premium burgers and draft beer. the restaurant will open in a city near the capital of seoul. the move comes as the number of you

physicians at carilion clinic work to stay on the cutting edge of every type of medicine. right now many of them are attending the 45th annual critical care congress in orlando were they're exploring latest breakthroughs in research in intensive care medicine. wfxr's paris holmes is here with more . good morning. the critical care congress is an opporturnity for medical professionals from around the world to share ideas and diverse perspectives in treating people who are seriously ill or injured. at this five day event, carilion physicians are speakers, participating in interactive workshops and panel discussions. they will bring all of that information back to patients here in the roanoke valley. dr. alice ackerman is a peditrician at carillion. she has been attending this conference for about 20 years. she says-- it's one thing to read up on the latest research on medicine, but it's another to be in the room and talking with the people who are actually doing the reasearch. she also says the conference reassures her about the work they are already doing at carilion. many

alice ackerman/chair of pediatrics carilion clinic: "we were lucky in that we were able to recruit a very fine pediatrician, dr. self, and we thought it was perfect so here we are."the practice is now accepting appointments. strengthening the economy.it's the big push from senator mark around the commonwealth this week.wfxr's paris holmes caught up with the senator in lynchburg- where he shared his ideas with local leaders. here at central virginia community college senator mark warner hosted a meeting with several community leaders, small business owners and students about future---and how he believes virginians can take advantage of the country's changing economy. "where are going to be the growth areas like cyber security or unmanned vehicles....some of it may sound futuristic but it's right around the corner." warner says he's not only looking for the jobs of today but for the jobs of tomorrow, and the industries of cyber security and unmanned vehicles--among other things-- are about to explode and virginia is in the perfect position to benefit particularly in fort pickett and so

this evening--residents and physicians from carilion clinic and students from jefferson college of health sciences will be squaring off against virginia tech carilion school of medicine students in the annual docs for morgan basketball challenge. players have been practicing for weeks for this game that celebrates the morgan dana harrington memorial scholarship fund. in the last four years oraganizers have raised almost three hundred thousand dollars for tech medical students in need. morgan's father dan serves as vice dean of the school. morgan herself was an intern the summer before she died and bonded closely with the staff. "she actually helped us start the school. when we were all doing projects analysis and assesments she was right there with us." dr. tracy criss spearheads the basketball game every year says this year the event will include a silent auction of signed sports memorabilia and a raffle for a chance to win 10 thousand dollars with a half court morgan basketball challenge is just a natural way to honor morgan's work in the community and to recognize there is still good i

carilion clinic hired its first doctor specializing in "in vitro fertilization." we sat down with the parents of the first baby conceived and delivered through the system's new i-v-f specialist. heather and william draper now have a beautiful, healthy baby boy .. alecs .. to cradle in their arms. shortly before the drapers learned they would need invitro- emily evans- hoeker .. carilion's specialist .. moved to the area to join a fertility practice. dr. emily evans- hoeker / fertility specialist most everything is done here except for two days, but even during those days when we travel i'm still the one doing it, so they don't have to go see another provider. heather draper / mom just seeing her in north carolina when we got there it just kind of, you know, puts a little smile on your face thinking okay maybe this is going to be okay, it's going to work. as the drapers were leaving the hospital after delivery .. their first stop .. was dr. emily's office. it's super bowl sunday and we morning with "super bowl 50" trivia. that's right, get in on the fun. each half

alice ackerman/chair carilion clinic: "we were lucky in that we were able to recruit a very fine pediatrician, dr. self, and we thought it was perfect so here we are."the practice is now accepting s southeast across the region overnightinto friday...passing offshore the carolinas friday night. a weakcold front should saturday followedby a second stronger cold front sunday. weak low pressure willtrack along the front sunday night into monday ahead of a possible stronger storm near the southeast coast by midweek. .today...mostly sunny. highs and don't forget you can get your latest weather and news on virginia first.com .... 24 hours a day. there are plenty of new movies this weekend... but can they beat a mercenary and a kung fu panda?we will have a preview next on one of the cool perks of this place is you can eat as much cereal as you want. it's like i'm going to work to get some. alrighty. we just like cereal. we make it, eat it, love it, live it. (laughing) discover card. i missed a payment. aw, shoot. shoot! this is bad. no! we're good! this is your first time missing a payment. and you'v

physicians at carilion clinic work to stay on the cutting edge of every type of medicine. right now many of them are attending the 45th annual critical care congress in orlando were they're exploring the latest breakthroughs in research in intensive care medicine. wfxr's paris holmes is here with more . good morning. the critical care congress is an opporturnity for medical professionals from around the world to share ideas and diverse perspectives in at this five day event, carilion physicians are listening to world-renowned speakers, participating in interactive workshops and panel discussions. they will bring all of that information back to patients here in the roanoke valley. dr. alice ackerman is a peditrician at carillion. she has been attending this conference for about 20 years. she says-- it's one thing to read up on the latest research on medicine, but it's another to be in the room and talking with the people who are actually doing the reasearch. she also says the conference reassures her about the work they are already doing at carilion. many of the things that

wdbj7's amanda kenney tells us about a new carilion children's clinic that opened today. the is rocky mount's new pediatric practice. but it's not just any clinc, because it will fill a need the community has been missing for more than a year. dr. self: parents are really excited that they have an option in franklin county, i think families were really left without any local care and were driving a good distance to have to get care. ackerman: so the closest would really people have done or down to martinsville doctor rene vamenta retired back in 2014 but spent 20 years serving the town. when he left, rocky mount was without a pediatrician. when we started hearing complaints and concerns from parents in the community that their children would not have a place to get healthcare we started looking to what it would take. about a year later carilion children's is opening a clinic and introducing the area's new pediatrician, dr. kathryn self. dr. self: i'm excited to meet the families in the community, and get to know the families, watch children grow, and really become a part

physicians at carilion clinic work to stay on the cutting edge of every type of medicine. right now many of them are attending the 45th annual critical care congress in orlando.they're exploring the latest breakthroughs in intensive care medicine. wfxr's paris holmes is here with more . good morning guys!the critical opporturnity for medical professionals from around the world to share ideas and diverse perspectives in treating people who are seriously ill or injured. at this five day event, carilion physicians are listening from world-renowned speakers, participating in interactive workshops and panel discussions.they will bring all of that information back to patients here in the roanoke valley. dr. alice ackerman is a peditrician at carillion.she has been attending this conference for about 20 years.she says-- it's one thing to read up on the latest research on medicine, but it's another to be in the room and talking with the people who are actually doing the reasearch. she also says the conference reassures her about the work they are already doing at carilion. many of

good morning, i'm joe dashiell this week, carilion clinic has some interesting events on tap. a basketball game and fundraiser in honor of morgan harrington. and a open forum on drone safety. we'll have wdbj7 mornin'. isread we waken up to patchy dense fault this morning rita see that let's of my about nine o'clock until been the morning commute could be a bit tricky if you spots with visibility down will quarter of a mile or less still some clouds and drizzle today the were tracking a strong cold front the will bring a line of rain make even a rumble of thunder tomorrow as a moves through over over the timi it could be a few more days before i- 77 south is completely re- opened in carroll county. an incident involving several vehicles damaged a bridge yesterday near exit 14, which is for hillsville. crews were able to open one lane there earlier this morning. the right lane will not open until workers can finish fixing the bridge. the detour has been removed. danville drivers should expect delays for electrical work. both lanes of newton street will be closed between craghead

carilion clinic has become one of the only hospitals in southwest virginia to participate in the healthier hospitals intiative to reduce its carbon footprint. hospital leadership was on board to incorporate green practices throughout the hospital system. this "green roof" helps keep the building cool in the summer and prevents excess runoff. from more bike racks and recycling bins, to fresh, local veggies, fruit and meal options in the cafeteria, the hospital is dedicated to going green. sara wohlford/efficiency & sustainability program manager: "it is a nationwide initiative to help us reduce our energy use, reduce our waste, purchase products that are safer for the environment, using safer chemicals, more sustainable food sources." hospital leaders say green initiatives help the hospital run more efficiently and it saves money. for messagingdimly will relatively quiet conditions over the next several days started off would some rain and snow showers in eastern sections that's pretty much dissipated now starting to see sunshine throughout the area this alive look from our mill mountain ca

today carilion children's opened pediatric clinic in rocky mount. the area has been without a pediatrician for more than year after dr. rene vamenta retired. the new clinic fills a gap that was needed in the community. dr. self: we want parents and patients to be able to get care in the communities in which they live. if we can also be a part of the community and understand some of the stressors that make it more difficult or more challenging for families when they're caring for their children. doctor self expects to see three- thousand patients as the clinic grows. wait until you see the problem one city in australia is dealing with. just call it a tumbleweed takeover. one company has a plan to cram even more people onto already crowded and role reversal. man becomes dog's best friend after an icy rescue here in virginia. the complete first alert forecast these lil' chickies and lil' doggies are small, -but they're intense. -oh, yeah. small but intense like my niece, hannah. oh, yeah. and you, uh, take karate? yeah she does. show him how intense yo

carilion decided to open up a new clinic to fill the void. some are now relieved there is a pediatrician in town again. jennifer lata/parent "not having anything close was very challenging ... it was worrisome especially if they need treatment soon to make that long trip." carilion is spreading the word about the new office through marketing efforts but plans to hold an open house for the community sometime in march. turning now to your forecast. another sunny day out there ... ahead of a warm up this weekend. storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins us now. hey jeff! sunshine was out in full- force on thursday, warming us up into the 40s. high pressure will be in control of our weather for one more day, allowing for us to be quiet and tranquil for one more day. tonight: fair skies and cold with lows in the middle 20s. friday: mostly sunny with highs more sun east, more clouds west with highs in the lower 60s. i can't rule out the chance for a few late-day showers on saturday, but there will be a better chance for spotty shower

carilion children's opened the doors to a new pediatric clinic in rocky mount yesterday. the area has been without a pediatrician for more than year after dr. rene vamenta retired. the new clinic fills a gap that was needed in the community. dr. self: we want parents and patients to be able to get care in the communities in which they live. if we can also be a part of the community and understand some of the stressors that make it more difficult or more challenging for families when they're caring for their children. doctor self expects to see three- thousand patients as the clinic grows. song and prayer were used to try and save two former slave home in botetourt county yesterday. the homes on the former greenfield plantation and are set to be moved next week. they have been part of botetourt's history for about 200 years. a study this month looked at the land for unmarked graves, but officials say none were found. some, though, disagree. shirley lewis: "i don't care what the report says. nothing will convince me that there are not here" lisa farmer/friends plantation vi

carilion children's opened the doors to a new pediatric clinic in rocky mount yesterday. the area has been without a pediatrician for more than year after dr. rene vamenta retired. the new clinic fills a gap that was needed in the community. dr. self: we want parents and patients to be able to get care in the communities in which they live. if we can also be a part of the community and understand some of the stressors that make it more difficult or more challenging for families when they're caring for their children. doctor self expects